SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2008
Skiatook Pioneer Day

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2008
Hominy Mural Festival

 


Osage County is the original Wild West with true cowboys, proud Osages, unspoiled prairie, sky-blue lakes, and rich traditions.

Think that is a lot to roll into one county?  Well, it’s a big county; the largest in Oklahoma.  Larger than either Rhode Island or Delaware.  Osage County’s 2,251 square miles of history and culture will create a memorable weekend for you and your family.

Western Osage County is a series of endless prairie vistas populated by bison, wild horses and wildflowers.  The eastern half of the Osage features handsome rolling hills topped off with groves of blackjack, post oak and hickory.  The view is superb, the history unique, and the spaces are truly wide open.

There is plenty here to keep your days full and exciting.  Experience the West in two world-class art museums.  Take a stroll among vibrant wildflowers that blanket the prairie. Seize  great opportunities to watch birds, butterflies, or bison.  Ski (or fish!) your way across one of Osage County’s beautiful lakes.  Tickle your taste buds with traditional Osage Indian cuisine, first-class barbecue, or classic country cookin’.  Music?  In summer we leave that to the crickets and the whippoorwills, who perform a very well-rehearsed duet.

So whether you like to sleep under a blanket of stars or in a fine B&B, come visit the Osage.  We’d love to have you.